Welcome: Civitan club hosts party for Workshop clients

Published: Friday, December 20, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 4:48 p.m.

We have once again arrived at that busy, wonderful, magical time of year. So much wonder to take in, and it will be over before we know it.

The Welcome Civitan Club held its annual Christmas party for the clients of The Workshop of Davidson on Dec. 12 at the Center United Methodist Church Christian Fellowship Center. A traditional holiday meal was prepared by members of Beulah Church of Christ.

Members of the Junior Civitan Club from North Davidson Senior High assisted in the evening's festivities.

On Dec. 19 the Civitan met at Kerley's BBQ. Helen Fitzgerald from Hospice of Davidson County presented an informative program about the services Hospice offers.

Welcome Lions deliver birthday calendars

Welcome Lions Club members have been busy delivering the birthday calendars. If you ordered a birthday calendar and have not yet received it, please call your Welcome Lions member. Members are also visiting their VIPs with a Christmas presents and checking smoke detector batteries.

Public library closed for the holidays

The North Davidson Public Library will be closed for Christmas from Dec. 24-26 and on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. Story times will resume on Jan. 7.

The book club next meets at 1 p.m. Jan. 3 and will discuss "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society."

Is your New Year's resolution to start a new business? Consider attending a series of Saturday workshops on creating a bankable business led by Wanda Turman in association with the Small Business Center at Davidson County Community College. The workshops will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 4, and will meet in the library's conference room on the first and third Saturdays of each month.

Troop 238 will hold its annual spaghetti supper fundraiser from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Center United Methodist Church CFC. Tickets are $6 and include spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and drink. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door.

Over the past few weeks Cub Scout Pack 238 has participated in a holiday charity drive benefiting people in Haiti through Invest Hope. This past Tuesday, Pack 238 had its Christmas party and made crafts, received awards, played games,and ate snacks. Scouts Koleby Adkins, Tyler Black, Zane Richardson, Austin Todd, and Logan Trivette sold $600 or more and got to pie a Pack 238 leader in the face as a reward.

Pack 238 will meet again from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 at Center United Methodist Church at 186 Center Church Road. Boys in first through fifth grade are welcome to join at anytime

Church changes service offerings

Bethesda UMC will have only one service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the sanctuary with Sunday school beginning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the church service. Shoulders and butts may be picked up on Christmas Eve by 7 a.m. Bethesda's Christmas Eve service will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Cantata offered

The choir of Beulah United Church of Christ will present their cantata, "Go, Tell It" at 10:45 a.m. Sunday.

Santa will make an appearance at church

Breakfast with Santa will be held in the Christian fellowship center at Center UMC from 8:30 to 10 a.m.Saturday. The CenTered casual early worship service will be held Sunday morning. A light breakfast will be served prior to the service beginning at 8:30 a.m. The chancel choir Christmas cantata will be presented at 11 a.m. Sunday .

There will be two Christmas Eve candlelight services on Tuesday at 9:15 or 11:15 p.m.

Christmas Eve service set to begin at 7 p.m.

Pilgrim Reformed will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m.. The young people of the church are making luminaries to be placed on the front walk that evening.

I would like to say a special thank you to all of the people who have faithfully contributed to this column during the past year. It is a privilege to work with each of you. I would also like to wish all my readers a very special and blessed Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

<p>We have once again arrived at that busy, wonderful, magical time of year. So much wonder to take in, and it will be over before we know it.</p><p>The Welcome Civitan Club held its annual Christmas party for the clients of The Workshop of Davidson on Dec. 12 at the Center United Methodist Church Christian Fellowship Center. A traditional holiday meal was prepared by members of Beulah Church of Christ. </p><p>Members of the Junior Civitan Club from North Davidson Senior High assisted in the evening's festivities. </p><p>On Dec. 19 the Civitan met at Kerley's BBQ. Helen Fitzgerald from Hospice of Davidson County presented an informative program about the services Hospice offers. </p><p><B>Welcome Lions deliver birthday calendars</B></p><p>Welcome Lions Club members have been busy delivering the birthday calendars. If you ordered a birthday calendar and have not yet received it, please call your Welcome Lions member. Members are also visiting their VIPs with a Christmas presents and checking smoke detector batteries.</p><p><B>Public library closed for the holidays</B></p><p> The North Davidson Public Library will be closed for Christmas from Dec. 24-26 and on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. Story times will resume on Jan. 7. </p><p>The book club next meets at 1 p.m. Jan. 3 and will discuss "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society." </p><p>Is your New Year's resolution to start a new business? Consider attending a series of Saturday workshops on creating a bankable business led by Wanda Turman in association with the Small Business Center at Davidson County Community College. The workshops will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 4, and will meet in the library's conference room on the first and third Saturdays of each month.</p><p><B>Scouts host lock in at J. Smith Young YMCA</B></p><p>Troop 238 Boy Scouts Andrew Coppley, Andy Vanhoy, Brett Dorwart, Christopher Bryan, Cole Howard, Colin Seymour, Dalton Byrd, Eric McCrary, Garret Richardson, Jack Knox, Jamie Ward, Joey White, Mason Hamilton, Matthew Richardson, Noah Carter, Owen Macias, Taylor Aldridge, Ty Holcomb and Will Walser had a lock-in at the J. Smith Young YMCA on Dec. 13.</p><p>The following awards were presented at the Troop 238 Court of Honor on Dec. 16: Christopher Bryan received pottery, wood carving and sculpture merit badges, fireman chit, whittlin' chip scout rank; Dalton Byrd received leatherwork, mammal study, dish and wildlife and nature merit badges; Andrew Coppley, Eagle rank and Bronze Palm; Brett Dorwart, Silver Palm; Ty Holcomb, athletics, citizenship in the world and forestry merit badges; Jack Knox, chemistry merit badge and tenderfoot rank; Carson Lay, family life and personal management, Eagle Rank; Eric McCrary, game design merit badge, tenderfoot rank; Noah Myers, scout rank; Garret Richardson, game design merit badge, second class rank; Matthew Richardson, game design merit badge; Colin Seymour, first class rank; Garrett Spencer, game design merit badge; Andy Vanhoy, game design merit badge; and Jamie Ward, first class rank.</p><p>Troop 238 will hold its annual spaghetti supper fundraiser from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Center United Methodist Church CFC. Tickets are $6 and include spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert and drink. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. </p><p>Over the past few weeks Cub Scout Pack 238 has participated in a holiday charity drive benefiting people in Haiti through Invest Hope. This past Tuesday, Pack 238 had its Christmas party and made crafts, received awards, played games,and ate snacks. Scouts Koleby Adkins, Tyler Black, Zane Richardson, Austin Todd, and Logan Trivette sold $600 or more and got to pie a Pack 238 leader in the face as a reward. </p><p>Pack 238 will meet again from 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 at Center United Methodist Church at 186 Center Church Road. Boys in first through fifth grade are welcome to join at anytime</p><p><B>Church changes service offerings</B></p><p>Bethesda UMC will have only one service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the sanctuary with Sunday school beginning at 9:30 a.m. prior to the church service. Shoulders and butts may be picked up on Christmas Eve by 7 a.m. Bethesda's Christmas Eve service will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday.</p><p><B>Cantata offered</B></p><p>The choir of Beulah United Church of Christ will present their cantata, "Go, Tell It" at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. </p><p><B>Santa will make an appearance at church</B></p><p>Breakfast with Santa will be held in the Christian fellowship center at Center UMC from 8:30 to 10 a.m.Saturday. The CenTered casual early worship service will be held Sunday morning. A light breakfast will be served prior to the service beginning at 8:30 a.m. The chancel choir Christmas cantata will be presented at 11 a.m. Sunday . </p><p>There will be two Christmas Eve candlelight services on Tuesday at 9:15 or 11:15 p.m. </p><p><B>Christmas Eve service set to begin at 7 p.m.</B></p><p>Pilgrim Reformed will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 p.m.. The young people of the church are making luminaries to be placed on the front walk that evening. </p><p>Sympathy goes out to the families of folks who recently died: Tom Owen, Bruce Davis, Wilbur (Butch) Everhart, Ray Scott, and Dermont Everhart.</p><p><B>Thanks for help</B></p><p>I would like to say a special thank you to all of the people who have faithfully contributed to this column during the past year. It is a privilege to work with each of you. I would also like to wish all my readers a very special and blessed Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.</p>